Boeing’s machinists’ union exists for their own benefit, not for the benefit of the members.

Apparently it’s better the union to lose union jobs, than to relax and maybe even allow for union members to pay a little bit more of what are becoming enormous medical costs. Boeing is self-insured, so all increases in the cost of medical care that result from improved medical procedures and methods are paid for by Boeing, as an employee-benefit. So, why can’t grossly-overpaid machinist share some of those increased costs? Because the union administration would lose “power” if they were to allow that, “Yes, it’s okay to charge our members more for the skyrocketing medical cost. Boeing should pay those cost without burden on the machinists.”

]]>By: americanguy1http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-investigates/2011/01/20/boeings-extreme-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-220
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:01:10 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/the-deep-end/?p=735#comment-220The unions in this country have mafia like tactics to skim money off businesses and the workers. They are to blame for many of the businesses closing down. They enter businesses through deception of the employees and will let a business fail rather than loosening their grip and taking less money. They limit the ability of businesses to compete and ignorantly wonder why those businesses would want to go elsewhere. That’s why their numbers have steadily decreased since the 50’s.
]]>By: SPEEA_Retireehttp://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-investigates/2011/01/20/boeings-extreme-outsourcing/comment-page-1/#comment-219
Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:56:50 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/the-deep-end/?p=735#comment-219So, Hosed, please tell me what outsourcing has to do with the Free Trade Agreement, and please, also, tell me how you think an aluminum aircraft would fare when hitting a wall, “….traveling eight-miles-a-minute (for months at a time)” that IMS; better than a composite aircraft?
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